Type-distributing apparatus.



' No. 747,196. PATBNTED DEC. 15,1903. A. A. LOW & J. BREAKEY. TYPE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS.

APPLICIATION FILED APR. 2. 1903. no MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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No. 747,196. PATENTED DEC. 15 1903. A. A. LOW & J. BREAKEY. TYPE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS.

APPLIGATICN FILED APR. 2. 1903.

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ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW, OF HORSESHOE, AND JAMES BREAKEY, OF YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO ALDEN TYPE MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYPE-DlSTRlBUTlNG APPARATUS.

$PEOIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,196, dated December 1903 Application filed April 2, 1903. Serial No. 150,752. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ABBoT AUGUSTUS LOW, residing at Horseshoe, St. Lawrence county, and JAMES BREAKEY, residing in the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn,

county of Kings, and State of New York, citi- Zens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- Distributing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention appertains to make and use the same.

Our'invention relates to type-distributing apparatus, and relates to mechanism for controlling the types at the point of distribution.

The object of our improved structure is to relieve the lowest type in a column-the one to be forwarded-of the weight of the types above, so that the detent may be withdrawn more quickly than heretofore and the type forwarded with the least possible resistance. Heretofore the detent has been held in contact with the lower types during the act of forwarding the type resting on the type-supporting shoulder and has been withdrawn simply to allow the descent of the column of type after the retraction of the type-forwarder. As a result the forwarding of the types was attended with more or less friction and they were snapped ofi beyond the end of the detent, sometimes resulting in injury to the heels of the types and destroying their alinernent, so that they failed to enter the receiving-channel. All of this we obviate by supporting all but the lowest type in the column independently during the operation of forwarding said lowest type, at the same time releasing the detent, so that it ceases to bear upon the type.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan-showing our improved type-supporting mechanism, showing the type-holder in action. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing, the type-holder in its retracted position. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the rocklever and connections. Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional elevations showing the two positions of the type-holder. Fig. 6 is a section upon plane of line 6 6, Fig.

4; Fig. 7, a section upon plane of line 7 7, Fig. 5.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown only parts essential in illustrating our present invention, which is an improvement upon the structure shown in Letters Patent No. 692,883, dated February 11, 1902, to which reference may be had.

A represents the frame or stationary part of the machine, in which is formed the auxiliary type-channel a.

B is the usual detent, constructed and operated substantially as heretofore, excepting that it is timed to release the lowest type as soon as the type-pusher starts forward.

0 is the type floor or shoulder, upon which the lowest type rests; a and c, the slot in which the type-forwarder blade 01 travels, said typeforwarding blade cl being integral with the slide D, which is actuated by the usual reciprocating mechanism.

The novelty in the present case consists, as hereinbefore stated, in the provision of means for holding and supporting all but the very lowest type in the column during the forward movement of the pusher. This may obviously be effected by various mechanical eX- pedients, and we do not confine ourselves to the identical form and construction of parts herein shown and described, since it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and intent of our invention.

As herein shown, the type-holder E is pivotally connected to the frame A at 6, its lower extremity being formed with a type-bearing surface 6, which tends constantly to engage with one or more types above the lowest in the column by reason of the pressure of the spring e The bearing e is retracted away from the types and against the resistance of the spring 6 by means of the boltf, which en- 0 gages with the upper end a of the holder E. The bolt fengages at its outer end with one arm of the rock-lever L, which is pivotally attached to the frame at Z. Thus the bolt f may be formed with the collars f, between which the bifurcated end Z projects, so that when the arm Z of the lever L is thrown out- Ward by the spring m the boltf will be withdrawn, thereby releasing the type-holder E, so that it will engage with the type, as before stated.

The type-holder E is forcibly retracted from the types by the rocking of the lever L against the resistance of the spring m by means of a roller or projection 19 traveling with the slide D, as will be understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

' What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a type-containing channel, a type-supporting shoulder, typeforwarding mechanism, and a type holder which tends constantly to engage and support the types immediately above the type on said type supporting shoulder, together with means for automatically retracting said typeholder, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. In combination with a type-containing channel, a type-supporting shoulder, a typeholder which tends constantly to engage the types next above that upon said type-supporting shoulder, and means actuated by the typeforwarding mechanism whereby the typeholder is withdrawn from the types, during the retractile movement of the pusher, substantially as described.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW. JAMES BREAKEY. Witnesses:

D. W. GARDNER, FRANK E. ROAOH. 

